[13:32] <pancakes9> hey, i'm a new contributor and need some help getting started
[14:48] <pancakes9> anyone around?
[15:10] <rbasak> !ask | pancakes9
[15:11] <pancakes9> Can someone guide me (a new contributor) in getting started helping out?
[15:21] <ki7mt> pancakes9, a good place to start reading (may as well get used to it, there's lots to read) are the links at the top of the channel.
[15:21] <Laney> pancakes9: Yeah, the Contributing link is decent
[15:22] <Laney> A good place to start is with a favourite package, if you have one - go to Launchpad, look at its bugs and see if you can help them along
[15:22] <Laney> Otherwise we'll need to know what your specific interests are
[15:25] <ki7mt> I just started on this as well. I'm working on a new pkg I want to get approved, and it's proving to be a bit of a challenge.
[15:27] <ki7mt> Actually, I do have question, while Im here. bzr builddeb v.s debuild and pbuilder .. what's the preferred method?
[15:27] <pancakes9> ki7mt: do you just download the latest ubuntu release and load it in virtualbox?
[15:29] <ki7mt> No, Im working on the upstream packages
[15:29] <pancakes9> what are upstream packages?
[15:30] <ki7mt> The programs / applications that are non-Ubuntu
[15:31] <pancakes9> ki7mt: how did you jump into that so quickly?
[15:33] <ki7mt> No so quickly, been working on those apps for Linux in general for a long time, just now learning how to package for Debian and Ubuntu.